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David Gans Papers MS.341

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David Gans Papers MS.341 MS.341 1 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz Title: David Gans Papers creator: Gans, David Identifier/Call Number: MS.341 Physical Description: 5.5 Linear Feet8 boxes Date (inclusive): circa 1977-2008 Physical Description: 5.5 linear feet (8 boxes), including approximately 785 unprocessed CDs. Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research. The use of certain media requires advance notice. Please contact Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access. Digital files may be made available in the UCSC Special Collections and Archives reading room. Some files may require reformatting before they can be accessed. Technical limitations may hinder the Library's ability to provide access to some digital files. Access to digital files on original carriers is prohibited; users must request to view access copies. Contact Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access to digital files. Conditions Governing Use Property rights for this collection reside with the University of California. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. The publication or use of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use for research or educational purposes requires written permission from the copyright owner. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information on copyright or to order a reproduction, please visit guides.library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/reproduction-publication. Preferred Citation David Gans Papers. MS 341. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz. Acquisition Information Gift of David Gans, 2010. Biography David Gans is a musician, writer, journalist, , photographer, and radio host who has written on the for more than three decades. A professional musician, he has also performed songs from the Grateful Dead songbook as part of his solo act and with numerous bands. His long-running syndicated radio show, The Grateful Dead Hour, is heard nationwide, and he consults for the Grateful Dead channel on Sirius XM. Author of the seminal Grateful Dead books Playing in (St. Martin's, 1996) and Conversations with the Dead (Da Capo, 2002), he is also a longtime presenter at Grateful Dead Scholars Caucus meetings. Some of his recordings include Home By Morning (with Eric Rawlins; 1997); "Monica Lewinsky" (CD single, David Gans and the Broken Angels); Solo Electric (2000); Live at the Powerhouse (DVD; 2002); Solo Acoustic (2003); Twisted Love Songs (2007); and The Ones That Look the Weirdest Taste the Best (2008). Among the releases he produced or co-produced are The Music Never Stopped: Roots of the Grateful Dead (1995), Grateful Dead: So Many Roads, 1965-1995 (1999); Might as Well: The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead (2000); Stolen Roses: Songs of the Grateful Dead (2000); : Grateful Dead Perform the Songs of Bob Dylan (2002); All Good Things: Studio Sessions (2004); Live From Berkeley: Performances from KPFA's Dead to the World (2005); Well-Matched: The Best of Jerry Garcia and (2006). Scope and Contents This collection comprises research materials for and drafts of the book Playing in the Band: An Oral and Visual Portrait of the Grateful Dead (New York: St. Martin's, 1985), writings sent to David Gans, VHS tapes of the Garcia trial, CDs of the radio show The Grateful Dead Hour, and interviews on cassette tapes. Processing Information The physical portion of the collection was processed by Nicholas Meriwether and Lexi Pennebaker, and completed in 2019 by Debra Roussopoulos. The digital portion of the collection is unprocessed. Existence and Location of Copies Audio recordings have been reformatted and are available via the Library Catalog. Subjects and Indexing Terms Grateful Dead (Musical group)

David Gans Papers MS.341 MS.341 2 Playing in the Band: An Oral and Visual Portrait of the Grateful Dead circa 1979-1984 Scope and Contents This series contains proposals, interviews, notes, photos, and drafts related to David Gans' 1985 publication of Playing in the Band.

Box 1, Folder 1 Original Proposal Box 1, Folder 2 Interview: Band, Crew, and Office Box 1, Folder 3 Interview: The Players Box 1, Folder 4 Interview: The Band Box 1, Folder 5 Interview: Acid Test Box 1, Folder 6 Interview: Crazy Fingers Box 1, Folder 7 Interview: Dark Star Box 1, Folder 8 Interview: Songwriting Box 1, Folder 9 Interview: Recording, Part 1 Box 1, Folder 10 Interview: Gigs Box 1, Folder 11 Interview: Pigpen Box 1, Folder 12 Interview: Keyboards Box 1, Folder 13 Interview: Recording, Part 2 Box 1, Folder 14 Interview: Deadheads Box 1, Folder 15 Interview: Outtakes: Introduction Box 1, Folder 16 Interview: Outtakes: The Players Box 1, Folder 17 Interview: Outtakes: Acid Test Box 1, Folder 18 Interview: Outtakes: Crazy Fingers Box 1, Folder 19 Interview: Outtakes: Songwriting Box 1, Folder 20 Interview: Outtakes: Gigs Box 1, Folder 21 Interview: Outtakes: Pigpen Box 1, Folder 22 Interview: Outtakes: Keyboards Box 1, Folder 23 Interview: Outtakes: Self-Determination Box 1, Folder 24 Interview: Outtakes: Recording, Part 2 Box 1, Folder 25 Interview: Outtakes: Deadheads Box 1, Folder 26 Interview: Outtakes: Band, Crew, and Office Box 1, Folder 27 Interview: Outtakes: Unknown Box 1, Folder 28 Interview: Outtakes: Self-Determination Box 1, Folder 29 Interview: Narrative: Introduction Box 1, Folder 30 Interview: Narrative: The Players Box 1, Folder 31 Interview: Narrative: The Band Box 1, Folder 32 Interview: Narrative: Acid Test Box 1, Folder 33 Interview: Narrative: Dark Star Box 1, Folder 34 Interview: Narrative: Songwriting Box 1, Folder 35 Interview: Narrative: Recording, Part 1 Box 1, Folder 36 Interview: Narrative: Gigs Box 1, Folder 37 Interview: Narrative: Pigpen Box 1, Folder 38 Interview: Narrative: Keyboards Box 1, Folder 39 Interview: Narrative: Self-Determination Box 1, Folder 40 Interview: Narrative: Recording, Part 2 Box 1, Folder 41 Interview: Narrative: Deadheads Box 1, Folder 42 Interview: Narrative: Band, Crew, and Office Box 2, Folder 1 Interview: Outtakes: Introduction Box 2, Folder 2 Interview: Outtakes: Crazy Fingers Box 2, Folder 3 Interview: Outtakes: Self-Determination Box 2, Folder 4 Interview: Outtakes: Deadheads Box 2, Folder 5 Interview: Outtakes: Band, Crew, and Office Box 2, Folder 6 Interview: Outtakes: Unknown Box 2, Folder 7 Captions Box 2, Folder 8 Original Proposal Draft

David Gans Papers MS.341 MS.341 3 Playing in the Band: An Oral and Visual Portrait of the Grateful Dead circa 1979-1984

Box 2, Folder 9 Contents Draft Box 2, Folder 10 Forward Drafts Box 2, Folder 11 Interview/Source Indez Box 2, Folder 12 Draft: Introduction Box 2, Folder 13 Draft: The Band Box 2, Folder 14 Draft: Acid Test Box 2, Folder 15 Draft: Crazy Fingers Box 2, Folder 16 Draft: Dark Star Box 2, Folder 17 Draft: Recording, Part 1 Box 2, Folder 18 Drafts: Songwriting Box 2, Folder 19 Drafts: Gigs Box 2, Folder 20 Drafts: Pigpen Box 2, Folder 21 Drafts: Keyboards Box 2, Folder 22 Drafts: Self-Determination Box 2, Folder 23 Drafts: Recording, Part 2 Box 2, Folder 24 Drafts: Deadheads Box 2, Folder 25 Drafts: Band, Crew, and Office Box 2, Folder 26 Outtakes: Interview: Introduction Box 2, Folder 27 Outtakes: Interviews: The Players Box 2, Folder 28 Outtakes: Interview: The Band Box 2, Folder 29 Outtakes: Interview: Acid Test Box 2, Folder 30 Outtakes: Interview: Dark Star Box 2, Folder 31 Outtakes: Interview: Crazy Fingers Box 2, Folder 32 Outtakes: Interview: Songwriting Box 2, Folder 33 Outtakes: Interview: Recording, Part 1 Box 2, Folder 34 Outtakes: Interview: Gigs Box 2, Folder 35 Outtakes: Interview: Pigpen Box 2, Folder 36 Outtakes: Interview: Self-Determination Box 2, Folder 37 Outtakes: Interview: Recording, Part 2 Box 2, Folder 38 Outtakes: Interview: Deadheads Box 2, Folder 39 Outtakes: Interview: Band, Crew, and Office Box 2, Folder 40 Outtakes: Interview: Unknown Box 2, Folder 41 Outtakes: Narrative: Acknowledgments Box 2, Folder 42 Outtakes: Narrative: Preface Box 2, Folder 43 Outtakes: Narrative: Notes Box 2, Folder 44 Outtakes: Narrative: Introduction Box 2, Folder 45 Outtakes: Narrative: Crazy Fingers Box 2, Folder 46 Outtakes: Narrative: Dark Star Box 2, Folder 47 Outtakes: Narrative: Songwriting Box 2, Folder 48 Outtakes: Narrative: Pigpen Box 2, Folder 49 Outtakes: Narrative: Self-Determination Box 2, Folder 50 Outtakes: Narrative: Deadheads Box 2, Folder 51 Outtakes: Narrative: Band, Crew, and Office Box 2, Folder 52 Outtakes: Narrative: Unknown Box 2, Folder 53 Outtakes: Lyrics Box 2, Folder 54 Outtakes: Photos Box 2, Folder 55 Outtakes: Press Box 2, Folder 56 Outtakes: Resources Box 2, Folder 57 Outtakes: Captions Box 2, Folder 58 Outtakes: Phil Lesh Forward Draft Box 2, Folder 59 Raw Pieces: Interview: Introduction Box 2, Folder 60 Raw Pieces: Interview: The Players Box 2, Folder 61 Raw Pieces: Interview: The Band Box 2, Folder 62 Raw Pieces: Interview: Acid Test Box 2, Folder 63 Raw Pieces: Interview: Dark Star Box 2, Folder 64 Raw Pieces: Interview: Crazy Fingers Box 2, Folder 65 Raw Pieces: Interview: Songwriting Box 2, Folder 66 Raw Pieces: Interview: Recording, Part 1

David Gans Papers MS.341 MS.341 4 Playing in the Band: An Oral and Visual Portrait of the Grateful Dead circa 1979-1984

Box 3, Folder 1 Raw Pieces: Interview: Gigs Box 3, Folder 2 Raw Pieces: Interview: Pigpen Box 3, Folder 3 Raw Pieces: Interview: Keyboards Box 3, Folder 4 Raw Pieces: Interview: Self-determination Box 3, Folder 5 Raw Pieces: Interview: Recording, Part 2 Box 3, Folder 6 Raw Pieces: Interview: Deadheads Box 3, Folder 7 Raw Pieces: Interview: Band, Crew, and Office Box 3, Folder 8 Raw Pieces: Interview: Unknown Box 3, Folder 9 Raw Pieces: Interview: Caption Box 3, Folder 10 Misc. Drafts: Interview: Introduction Box 3, Folder 11 Misc. Drafts: Interview: The Players Box 3, Folder 12 Misc. Drafts: Interview: The Band Box 3, Folder 13 Misc. Drafts: Interview: Acid Test Box 3, Folder 14 Misc. Drafts: Interview: Crazy Fingers Box 3, Folder 15 Misc. Drafts: Interview: Songwriting Box 3, Folder 16 Misc. Drafts: Interview: Gigs Box 3, Folder 17 Misc. Drafts: Interview: Pigpen Box 3, Folder 18 Misc. Drafts: Interview: Keyboards Box 3, Folder 19 Misc. Drafts: Interview: Deadheads Box 3, Folder 20 Misc. Drafts: Interview: Self-determination Box 3, Folder 21 Misc. Drafts: Interview: Band, Crew and Office Box 3, Folder 22 Misc. Drafts: Interview: Unknown Box 3, Folder 23 Misc. Drafts: Chapt. Draft: Introduction Box 3, Folder 24 Misc. Drafts: Chapt. Draft: Songwriting Box 3, Folder 25 Misc. Drafts: Chapt. Draft: Recording, Part 1 Box 3, Folder 26 Misc. Drafts: Chapt. Draft: Gigs Box 3, Folder 27 Misc. Drafts: Chapt. Draft: Self-Determination Box 3, Folder 28 Misc. Drafts: Chapt. Draft: Recording, Part 2

Box 4

14 VHS tapes of the Garcia trial on Court TV 1996-1997

Box 5

Collection of writings sent to David Gans. Includes drafts of book manuscripts, scholarly writings, and articles by authors Scott Allen, Howard F. Park, Robert G. Weiner, David Womack, et al. circa 1984-1998

Box 6

Master CDs of the Grateful Dead Hour radio shows: 420-571; 544; 751-850; 901-950; 1021-1120; 1291-1366. 1998-2006

Box 7

Master CDs of the Grateful Dead Hour radio shows: 320-419; 572-720; 771-900; 971-1020; 1121-1290. 1996-2008

Box 8

Master CDs from the Grateful Dead Hour radio shows: 451-525; 721-770; 871-970. 1998-2007

Box 8

Interviews on cassette tapes, aired on The Grateful Dead Hour, and a single tape of a business meeting circa 1968. Includes John Perry Barlow, Jerry Garcia, Bill Graham, , Phil Lesh, Lenny Waronker, circa 1977-1987

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